I received my Honey Bee Gardens
water-based polish in the mail not too long ago and I was was extremely
excited. This was the first time I've tried a water-based polish and
I've heard several good things.
Application-
The polish was fairly easy to apply. It was a little streaky, but the
more coats I applied the more even to polish looked on the nails. I used
3 coats on each nail.
Smell-
The company claims that it's 'nearly odorless' I don't know what their
definition of 'nearly' is but it has a smell. True, the smell doesn't
light up the whole room as regular nails polish does. You do smell it
when you are painting your nails and when the polish dries. I can even
smell it faintly when I've washed my hands several times throughout the
day since I removed it. The smell reminds me of paint. I recently bought
my son this paint set and it smells exactly like the paint. Slightly
bitter smell. I do not like it at all.
I wanted to see what it looked like with a top coat. I used Seche Vite, which is probably the complete opposite of this polish. but it was all I had and it turned out just beautiful.
Removal-
I didn't find the removal of this polish that difficult at all. It came
with a polish remover, which is Acetone free. It took a little longer
that regular nail polish remover but nothing overwhelmingly too
challenging. The remover left an almost oily residue on my hands that I
wasn't too keen on, but a little soap and water fixed that right up.
This remover also removed the polish with the Seche Vite Top Coat.
I
thought it was strange the pamphlet says the polish cant be removed
with regular nails polish remover but I tried it and it can. Maybe it's
not recommended, who knows--but I shall rebel!
I'm
very happy with this polish, I think I will be purchasing more in the
future. I'll even test out their makeup, I have my eye on their Party Girl Eye Shadow Palette.
Disclaimer: These items were sent to me for review. All thought are my own.
